Finding Your Casual Magic

• ⁠Reset Your Inner Compass: How to Become a Free-Spirit (with Leonie Felicia)

  Hi everyone! Welcome back to Finding Your Casual Magic ✨Today, we’re talking about Finding your Casual Magic through embracing the free-spirit within!Let’s discuss resetting our inner compass!! In this episode, we talk about how to become a mindful adventurer, debunk the travel-influencer lifestyle, explore how embracing your body can radically soothe everyday disconnect, and unpack a traveller’s philosophy to life, love and friendship. I’m so honoured to be joined by Leonie Felicia - the ultimate free-spirit! Leo - a wonderful photographer & adventurer - is living nomadically and authentically, with years of insight into how to always feel at home, wherever you are.Leo’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonie.feliciaa/ Timestamps:0:00 - 2:57 Intro: Leo, the unique 22 year old2:57 - 5:41 Take a minute? This is a meditation for opening your heart5:41 - 10:46 Losing track of time when travelling (Why I went against University & visualising worse case scenarios)10:46 - 13:24 How Solo-Travel Transforms You: Waiting for the Divine, Encounters with Strangers & Reciprocating Energy13:24 - 25:54 Let the Discomfort of Your Decision Pass: Acting on Intuition25:54 - 29:05 The Glamorisation of Traveling, Debunked! Listen to what you’re REALLY seeking29:05 - 34:17 Traveller’s philosophy on romance, forever-people & fleeting exchanges34:17 - 39:14 Ending my Long-Distance Relationship: This time, it wasn’t hard! (Romantic Reclamation & Erotic Exploration)39:14 - 42:07 Rewiring My Thoughts Through Dance & Swimming Nude (Self-love and judgements of others)42:07 - 47:10 What Nudity Means to Me: The Natural Solution to Disconnect & Chaos 47:10 - 49:18 Withstanding Online Hate: Seeing Other People’s Triggers49:18 - 50:50 Don’t Lose Sight of the Big Picture: Why are you NOT living a life that is making you happy?!50:50 - 53:20 First Time Meeting: I Almost Cried Because of You! (Sharing Leo’s Casual Magic)53:20 - 55:09 This Week, I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts & Outro)💌 Want to share your own moment of magic?Send a 60-second voice note, video or photo to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment (and always let us know whether or not you'd like to be anonymous!!)Journal Prompt🖊️This week, I want to ask you…Write down your manifestations - what do you want into bring to your life?Write down what triggers youFollow us on Instagram ✨ @casualmagicpodcastFollow Jade on Instagram ✨ @unjadedjadeThis is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded JadePodcast Development: Francesca GeorgiouTheme Music by Francesca Lu

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• When Did We Learn to FEAR Connection? The Life-Changing Truth of Talking to Strangers

  Hi friends! Welcome back to Finding Your Casual Magic ✨Today we’re talking about Finding your Casual Magic through one of my favourite human experiences: talking to strangers.Guys, talking to strangers changed my life, it’s also the reason for my life!But if the thought of talking to strangers has you recoiling in fear, this is the episode for you. That fear may make sense, and I want to unpack the choices we could make even when we’re scared. Through cultural analysis, research and anecdotes, I want you to see the potential beauty in connecting with people you don’t know yetSpaces for Meeting Strangers!🦋EventbriteFellow HumansStrangers in the CityMeetupTimestamps:0:00 - 2:30 Intro & Why Strangers Matter2:30 - 4:00 I hugged that stranger!! (Reacting to Your Casual Magic)4:00 - 6:23 Take a Minute? This is a Meditation for Feeling Safe6:23 - 10:00 Who Inspired Me to Talk to Strangers? How My Parents Met10:00 - 14:00 How My Dad Disarms Strangers (Finding Your Own Socialising-Style)14:00 - 16:28 Why Are We Scared of Strangers? Recognise this Bias Thinking…16:28 - 18:46 Challenging My Assumptions & Opening My Mind 18:46 - 22:36 Why I Spoke to This Magnetic Woman (The Story of Mary Jo)22:36 - 29:59 Recent Opportunities I Took to Connect (Hobbies, Work, Travel)29:59 - 33:00 When is it Culturally Appropriate to Speak to Strangers? (When to Give People Their Peace)33:00 - 36:43 Preconceived Notions & The Data That DEBUNKED It (Counter-Cultural Experiences)36:43 - 45:22 What If It’s Awkward?! How To Easily Talk to Strangers45:22 - 48:25 Distancing Ourselves From Rejection Sensitivity, Loss Aversion & Safety Bias48:25 - 53:27 Strangers ARE Dangerous! Bias vs Intuition vs Triggers - Validating a Measured Response to Danger53:27 - 55:30 Does Small Talk Change Your Life? Does That Matter?!55:30 - 58:13 It’s Time to Build Courage: Just Say Something! Strangers Might Match Your Energy 58:13 - 59:13 This Week I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts)59:13 - 1:01:58 Rory Changed My Perception of Cats (Sharing My Casual Magic & Outro)💌 Want to share your own moment of magic?Send a 60-second voice note, video or photo to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment (and always let us know whether or not you'd like to be anonymous!!)Journal Prompt🖊️This week, I want to ask you…What do you feel when you think about talking to strangers? Do you feel excited, nervous, curious, anxious? Why?Pretend you’re not you, but your mentor; what would you say to encourage and guide yourself into speaking to strangers?And… Write out the best case scenario imaginable that could come from speaking to a stranger!Follow us on Instagram ✨ @casualmagicpodcastFollow Jade on Instagram ✨ @unjadedjadeThis is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded JadePodcast Development: Francesca GeorgiouTheme Music by Francesca Lu

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• The Intuition Revolution! 3 Ways to Embrace the Discomfort of Authenticity over Approval (Debrief)

  Go to http://headspace.com/CASUALMAGIC to try Headspace for freeThank you to Headspace for supporting this episode 💌You can get 60 days completely FREE with this exclusive discount code: CASUALMAGICWelcome to our Casual Debrief episode!! This is the space where I reflect on everything that happens behind and in-between each podcast episode. Let’s discuss the details: let the debrief commence!During this Debrief, I discuss the price (and reward) of authenticity! How can we live beyond ego and strengthen our intuition? 0:00 - 2:12 Introduction: I am 99% sure I’m no longer a people pleaser2:12 - 3:49 Dancing led to me CUTTING HER HAIR! (Reacting to your Casual Magic)3:49 - 6:10 Take a Minute? This is a Meditation for Letting Go of Stress6:10 - 10:25 The Gap Between How We Feel & What We Show the World: Why Do We Keep People Pleasing??10:25 - 17:46 How Do We Find Ourselves Again? 3 Ways to Relearn Your Intuition17:46 - 20:27 The Moral Failure of People Pleasing (Inspired by Elizabeth Oldfield)20:27 - 22:39 Shame isn’t just Personal, It’s a Social Mechanism (Inspired by Megan Jayne Crabbe)22:39 - 23:18 Wishes for Your Authentic Self23:18 - 23:50 This Week I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts)23:50 - 26:46 I Told My Girlfriend Something Uncomfortable… (Sharing My Casual Magic & Outro)Episodes Mentioned 🎬Moral Courage in a World Gone Mad! Living Beyond the Resumé to Pursue Virtue (w/ Elizabeth Oldfield)From Shame to Self-Worth - Radical Truths Your Younger Self Will Thank You For (with Megan Jayne Crabbe)Impulsive Productivity - Unpacking Our OBSESSION with Self-Improvement💌 Want to share your own moment of magic?Send a 60-second voice note, video or photo to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment (and always let us know whether or not you'd like to be anonymous!!)Journal Prompt🖊️This week, I want to ask you…In what areas of my life do I sacrifice what I truly want? (Career, sex, relationships, lifestyle)What am I scared will happen if I’m more honest with myself?What is one “Mini Revolution” I can introduce to practice authenticity?Follow us on Instagram ✨ @casualmagicpodcastFollow Jade on Instagram ✨ @unjadedjadeThis is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded JadePodcast Development: Francesca GeorgiouTheme Music by Francesca Lu

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• Moral Courage in a World Gone Mad! Living Beyond the Resumé to Pursue Virtue (w/ Elizabeth Oldfield)

  Go to http://headspace.com/CASUALMAGIC to try Headspace for freeThank you to Headspace for supporting this episode 💌You can get 60 days completely FREE with this exclusive discount code: CASUALMAGIC Hii everyone! Welcome back to Season 2 of Finding Your Casual Magic ✨This week, author and podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield is here talking about Finding your Casual Magic through how to tend to the soul in turbulent times.In her most recent book, Fully Alive, she explores a fascinating and important question: What kind of people do we need at the end of the world?Let’s dive in!Timestamps:0:00 - 3:15 Trailer & Intro: Casual Magic in Turbulent Times3:15 - 4:35 Collective chaos turned into collective connection! (Reacting to Your Casual Magic)4:35 - 7:25 Take a Minute? This is a Meditation for Letting Go of Stress7:25 - 11:30 Life is HEAVY: The Reality Hit of Existential Overwhelm11:30 - 13:23 The Bleak Universal Experience of Being a Grown-Up? What’s the Truth?13:23 - 15:40 What Do We Need to Take Into ‘The Next World’?15:40 - 22:08 A Life-Changing Strange Moment: The Value of Finding ’The Meaning of Life’ 22:08 - 24:20 Our Cultural ‘Allergy” to Earnestness: What Makes Us Open Up?24:20 - 27:10 Becoming a Non-Anxious Presence: Learning How to Neighbour Eachother27:10 - 34:55 Resumé Values vs Eulogy Values: Who Will You Be At the End of the World?34:55 - 39:00 Don’t Just Chat About Your Values, Live By Them: Becoming Morally Serious39:00 - 48:30  Stop Being in Denial about Who You Are: Being Selfish, Cultural Messaging & Your Virtues48:30 - 1:02:15 Every Story We’re Adopting & Reacting Against: Why Connection is a Sacred Value1:02:15 - 1:06:20 The Practicalities of Alternative Living: Communes, Living with Friends, Tackling the Systemic Conflicts & Vulnerability Risks1:06:20 - 1:12:07 Do You Need a Higher-Purpose to Create Community?1:12:07 - 1:14:45 No Cookie-Cutter Advice: Elizabeth’s Parting Guidance1:13:45 - 1:16:09 The Power of Creativity Creates Connection (Sharing Elizabeth’s Casual Magic)1:16:09 - 1:17:59 This Week I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts & Outro)💌 Want to share your own moment of magic?Send a 60-second voice note, video or photo to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment (and always let us know whether or not you'd like to be anonymous!!)Find more of Elizabeth's work 💜https://www.elizabetholdfield.com/Journal Prompt 🖊️This week, I want to ask you…What is your relationship to faith, spirituality, religion and belief systems? How do you think your relationship to these ideas affects you?What role does community play in your life?What virtue feels most important to you to cultivate when facing turbulent times?What is your idea of “what kind of human do we need at the end of the world?”Follow us on Instagram ✨ @casualmagicpodcastFollow Jade on Instagram ✨ @unjadedjadeThis is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded JadePodcast Development: Francesca GeorgiouTheme Music by Francesca Lu

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• Impulsive Productivity - Unpacking Our OBSESSION with Self-Improvement

  Hii everyone! Welcome back to Season 2 of Finding Your Casual Magic ✨This week, we’re talking about the through self-compassion instead of self-criticism, and how our culture OBSESSES over into self-improvement trends!Discover the power of meditation with Headspace 💌You can get 60 days completely FREE with this exclusive discount code: CASUALMAGICUse the incredible app Headspace or go to http://headspace.com/CASUALMAGIC Timestamps:0:00 - 2:35 Introduction & Self-Growth Confessions2:35 - 4:17 The Friend Who Puts Everything Into Perspective (Reacting to Your Casual Magic)4:17 - 7:25 Take a Minute? This is a Meditation for Letting Go of Stress7:25 - 9:58 Self-Improvement has its place, but is it coming from the right motivations?9:58 - 17:55 How ‘Performative’ Culture Trickles into Gen-Z’s Psyche17:55 - 21:16 Collectivist vs Capitalist Societies: You’ve NO idea how much this affects you21:16 - 24:28 Yes, the Grow-Trap is REAL24:28 - 28:18 Can You Sit With Your Discomfort to Make Better Choices?28:18 - 30:37 Unpacking Impulsive Productivity: The Long-Term Impact30:37 - 34:42 Hierarchy of Needs: Debunking The Premise (with Alternatives)34:42 - 39:50 How I “wasted my time” (and changed my life!!)39:50 - 42:55 Breaking Down Self-Esteem vs Self-Compassion: Research & Theories42:55 - 44:33 Don’t Perform Mindfulness. Here’s Why You Should REALLY Become Mindful44:33 - 48:50 The Myth of the “Glowed-Up” Self48:50 - 49:52 Conscious Non-Improvement 49:52 - 50:26 This Week I Want to Ask You… (Journal Prompts)50:26 - 53:01 One Last Idea for Feeling Better Today (Sharing My Casual Magic & Outro)💌 Want to share your own moment of magic?Send a 60-second voice note, video or photo to @casualmagicpodcast on Instagram or email [email protected] with your magical moment (and always let us know whether or not you'd like to be anonymous!!)Journal Prompt🖊️This week, I want to ask you…What are your core values, and do your actions align with them?What is one quality about yourself that you struggle to accept? How can you begin to embrace it with self-compassion?What are 3 limiting beliefs and 3 uplifting beliefs you have about yourself? How can you challenge your limiting beliefs?Follow us on Instagram ✨ @casualmagicpodcastFollow Jade on Instagram ✨ @unjadedjadeThis is Finding Your Casual Magic with UnJaded JadePodcast Development: Francesca GeorgiouTheme Music by Francesca Lu

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